First Capture Target

"...Shi Wenyang?"

As his eyes widened, he looked at the sleeping Shi Wenyang beside him. Han Ganxing turned back towards the interface, and there she was, her full body displayed on the page. She posed like a warrior, donned in full metal armor.

The contrast between the real life Shi Wenyang and the one present in the page was jarring, but he didn't really mind it. What troubled him more was the fact that Shi Wenyang had even appeared in the system.

The page dissipated, and the interface went back to the main menu. Only this time, the platform wasn't empty; Shi Wenyang was standing in the center.

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Shi Wenyang

Gender: Female

Age: 14

Birthday: 6th day of the Blooming Season, 203 years after the Great War of Eldith

Likes: Being complimented, sweet cake, ???

Dislikes: ???

Cultivation method: Blade of the North

Main weapon: Frost Sword

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The previously darkened bar at the top lit up. The text beside it read "Affection", and the bar was about 70% filled up with a blue color.

"You have rolled a character. Please do your best to capture their heart!"

'Capture their heart? Shi Wenyang's heart? Does the system mean that literally or... like, make her fall in love with me?

No, no, that can't be possible. A system shouldn't have such a shallow goal... But all the signs point to it being that way...'

Once again, Han Ganxing turned to look at the sleeping Shi Wenyang, gulping a mouthful of saliva.

'I'm... not sure if I can do this.'

.....

Morning.

The roosters cackled outside the room, the other birds singing along with them. Meanwhile, he laid on his bed, eyes wide open. He got not even one wink of sleep.

That was partly because he became incredibly conscious of the fact that there was a girl lying on his bed.

'But I mean... she's still a child... Well, now that I mention it, she actually looks pretty... Aaahhh!

What's the actual concrete goal of the system again? As in, what does the system want me to achieve? After all, "capturing their hearts" is such a vague concept.

Does the system want me to fill this "Affection" bar up? If so, it's already two-thirds of the way there. The task should be easy for me.

Wait, if only a third was left before the bar is completely filled, does that mean... Wenwen actually likes me this much, huh...'

As Han Ganxing sat straight on his bed, Shi Wenyang woke up. She opened her eyes groggily, her hair messed up from her frantic rolling last night. "Ganxing, you're awake?"

Her voice that reached him felt like a cold breeze, as it turned him into a solid block of ice. He couldn't move a muscle.

"Ganxing..."

Inside, he composed himself before answering confidently, "Why, yes, my dear miss..."

What? What am I saying?

Han Ganxing hurriedly bit his tongue to give himself a bit of shock therapy.

"I, I mean, uh... Good morning."

Shi Wenyang looked at him curiously. She had always been a blunt girl, and never liked to beat around the bush. As such, she wanted her curiosity sated immediately.

"Why are you talking weirdly? Are you finally conscious of me being here?"

Bullseye!

I, I mean...

"Haha, no... Whatever could you be talking about...? Hahaha..." He fanned his shirt to cool his rapidly heating body. A whistle also helped him get back his cool.

Suddenly, Shi Wenyang's gaze turned sharp. A small error sound echoed in his mind.

He opened the interface to see the problem, but did so inconspicuously to not attract more unneeded attention from his capture target.

The bar that previously said 70% decreased by one.

Affection: 69%.

"Stop lying to me." Shi Wenyang closed her eyes as she humphed. "Is it that hard to admit that you find me cute now?"

"Err... what?"

She raised her eyebrow at him snazzily and got out of the bed. Before she left the room, she turned around and let her tongue out.

Admittedly, that was kinda cute.

Han Ganxing shook his head. Her departure gave him room to breathe.

'Why did her affection drop to 69%? I had no idea how to raise it back, much less go beyond 70%.

I mean, even as an 18-year-old in my last life, I never had a girlfriend. My friends endlessly teased me for being a lifelong single man, especially her...'

Han Ganxing cleared his thoughts again. Now wasn't the time to get sentimental over his past life.

While thinking over what he should do next, the system beeped again.

The affection bar was back to 70%, which unlocked the button next to [Gacha].

"Congratulations for your first time raising Affection! The [Shop] is now unlocked."

Shop?

He excitedly pressed the button.

'This must be where I get my peerless cultivation skills!'

"Welcome to the shop. To celebrate your first time here, please select a free item."

'Free item?'

His elation raised even further. Who didn't love freebies?

As he hurriedly closed the pop-up prompt, the items available for purchase slowly showed themselves...

What are these items...?

The shop had two sections.

The first section was the...

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Gift Shop! (95% off for 1 lifetime)

Notice: These items change based on which character/s are active

Swinter Fan

The best cooling method for a hot day...

Cost: 50 affection points

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Violeta Dress

A flexible and stylish clothing that will keep you protected.

Cosf: 75 affection points

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A broken hair comb clip

It's not about where it came from, it's about where it can go.

Cost: 500 affection points

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The second section was the...

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Enhancement Shop (95% off for 1 lifetime)

Cultivation Method

Surely, the strongest and most flawless cultivation method.

10 affection points

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Affection Potion

Instant 5% affection increase!

50 affection points

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Disguise Mask

One or two hidden identities can never hurt.

100 affection points

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Talent Pool

For when you need to show off.

100 affection points

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In the second section, Han Ganxing could only buy these four items. The others were still locked.

When he saw the cultivation method being the cheapest one in contrast to all the other ones, he knew for certain... this system didn't focus on conquering the world with power. Instead, it focused on conquering... hearts.